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London Marathon - Prize Money and Starter List
by MarathonGuide.com Staff
On this page: Prize Money and Bonuses | Elite Starter Lists
Prize Money and Bonuses
Different marathons have different strategies for their prize purse. Some simply provide payouts to the top athletes based on the order in which they finish - the Boston Marathon is one that does that. For those races, the time does not matter at all to the compensation for the athletes. Some the prize purse on the order of finish, but then supplement that with time bonuses to encourage the athletes to run fast as well.
London - focusing on time - goes to the extreme where the finish order prizes are significant, but many will earn more money through the time bonuses than they will from the placement prizes. London's time bonuses are significant and generous - and they will ensure a fast race. On top of that, it is a well-known fact that many of the invitied guests will have their own contracts with the London organization whereby their appearance fees are tied to the achievement of specific time goals set for each athlete - this is all about time.
And to help the runners with their times, the London Marathon will employ pacers to lead the runners through at a variety of different times. We'll expect the front pace group to go out at world record pace. For the women, the marathon often has a pacer to lead out for a sub-2:20 time, but we're not sure whether any of the women in the field will be up for that on race day. We shall see.
Awards for place
| | Men | Women |
| 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 |
| 2 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 3 | $22,500 | $22,500 |
| 4 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 5 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 6 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 7 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 8 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 9 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 10 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 12 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| | $156,500 | $156,500 |
| Total prize money: $313,000 |
| Men | | | Women | |
| Any runner recording sub: | | Any runner recording sub: |
| (not cumulative) | | | (not cumulative) | |
| 2:11:00 | $1,000 | | 2:28:00 | $1,000 |
| 2:10:00 | $3,000 | | 2:27:00 | $3,000 |
| 2:09:30 | $5,000 | | 2:26:00 | $5,000 |
| 2:09:00 | $10,000 | | 2:25:00 | $10,000 |
| 2:08:30 | $15,000 | | 2:24:00 | $15,000 |
| 2:08:00 | $25,000 | | 2:23:00 | $25,000 |
| 2:07:00 | $50,000 | | 2:22:00 | $50,000 |
| 2:06:00 | $75,000 | | 2:20:00 | $75,000 |
| 2:05:00 | $100,000 | | 2:18:00 | $100,000 |
Any runner achieving the following will receive, in addition to the above:
First in race and men's course record (2:05:10) - $25,000
First in race and women's only course record (2:17:42) - $25,000
First in race and men's world record (currently 2:03:59) - $125,000
First in race and women's only world record (currently 2:17:42*) - $125,000
* The Virgin London Marathon recognises Paula Radcliffe's 2:17:42, set when winning the London Marathon on
17 April 2005, as the women's only world record – in compliance with UK Athletics' requirements for women's
records.
Elite Athlete Start List
Below find the Starter Lists for the Elite Field for the men and women fields. Hover over the word "History" to see that runner's history at the London Marathon. Click on the runner's name to see that runner's history on all significant marathons that athlete has run. Enjoy the information...
Men's Field
| Name |
Country |
Bib |
Personal Best |
London History |
| Tsegaye Kebede (24) | ETH | 1 | 2:05:18, Fukuoka, 2009 | History |
| James Kwambai (28) | KEN | 2 | 2:04:27, Rotterdam, 2009 | History |
| Patrick Makau (26) | KEN | 3 | 2:04:48, Rotterdam, 2010 | History |
| Martin Lel (33) | KEN | 4 | 2:05:15, London, 2008 | History |
| Abel Kirui (29) | KEN | 5 | 2:05:04, Rotterdam, 2009 | History |
| Bazu Worku (21) | ETH | 6 | 2:05:25, Berlin, 2010 | History |
| Jaouad Gharib (39) | MAR | 7 | 2:05:27, London, 2009 | History |
| Emmanuel Mutai (27) | KEN | 8 | 2:06:15, London, 2008 | History |
| Viktor Röthlin (37) | SUI | 9 | 2:07:23, Tokyo, 2008 | History |
| Abderrahime Bouramdane | MAR | 10 | 2:07:33, London, 2010 | History |
| Yonas Kifle (34) | ERI | 11 | 2:07:34, Amsterdam, 2007 | History |
| José Manuel Martinez (40) | ESP | 12 | 2:08:09, Rotterdam, 2003 | History |
| Marilson Gomes dos Santos (34) | BRA | 13 | 2:08:37, London, 2007 | History |
| Lee Troop (38) | AUS | 14 | 2:09:49, Otsu, 2003 | History |
| Dmitriy Safronov | RUS | 15 | 2:10:12, Fukuoka, 2010 | History |
| Luis Feiteira | POR | 16 | 2:11:57, Prague, 2009 | History |
| Cuthbert Nyasango | ZIM | 17 | 2:12:40, Boston, 2010 | History |
| Ser-Od Bat-Ochir | MGL | 18 | 2:12:42, Berlin, 2010 | History |
| Jason Lehmkuhle | USA | 19 | 2:12:24, Boston, 2010 | History |
| Mike Shelley | AUS | 20 | 2:13:05, Rotterdam, 2010 | History |
| Michael Aish | USA | 21 | 2:13:21, Tempe, 2008 | History |
| Andrew Lemoncello | GBR | 22 | 2:13:40, London, 2010 | History |
| Collis Birmingham | AUS | 23 | | History |
| Mohamed Trafeh | USA | 24 | | History |
| Stephan Shay | USA | 25 | | History |
| Patrick Smyth | USA | 26 | | History |
| Samuel Wanjiru (25) | KEN | DNS | 2:05:10, London, 2009 | History |
| Dathan Ritzenhein (29) | USA | DNS | 2:10:00, London, 2009 | History |
| Dylan Wykes | CAN | | 2:12:39, Sacramento, 2010 | History |
| Reid Coolsaet | CAN | | 2:16:53, Berlin World Championships, 2009 | History |
Women's Field
| Name |
Country |
Bib |
Personal Best |
London History |
| Liliya Shobukhova (34) | RUS | 101 | 2:20:25, Chicago, 2010 | History |
| Zhou Chunxiu (33) | CHN | 102 | 2:19:51, Seoul, 2006 | History |
| Irina Mikitenko (39) | GER | 103 | 2:19:19, Berlin, 2008 | History |
| Constantina Dita (41) | ROU | 104 | 2:21:30, Chicago, 2005 | History |
| Askale Tafa (27) | ETH | 105 | 2:21:31, Berlin, 2008 | History |
| Atsede Baysa | ETH | 106 | 2:22:04, Paris, 2010 | History |
| Inga Abitova (29) | RUS | 107 | 2:22:19, London, 2010 | History |
| Lornah Kiplagat (37) | NED | 108 | 2:22:22, Osaka, 2003 | History |
| Aselefech Mergia (26) | ETH | 109 | 2:22:38, London, 2010 | History |
| Bezunesh Bekele (28) | ETH | 110 | 2:23:09, Dubai, 2008 | History |
| Mariya Konovalova (37) | RUS | 111 | 2:23:50, Chicago, 2010 | History |
| Zhu Xiaolin | CHN | 112 | 2:23:57, Beijing, 2002 | History |
| Aberu Kebede (22) | ETH | 113 | 2:23:58, Berlin, 2010 | History |
| Yukiko Akaba (32) | JPN | 114 | 2:24:55, London, 2010 | History |
| Edna Kiplagat (32) | KEN | 115 | 2:25:38, Los Angeles, 2010 | History |
| Magdalena Lewy Boulet (38) | USA | 116 | 2:26:22, Rotterdam, 2010 | History |
| Liz Yelling (37) | GBR | 117 | 2:28:33, London, 2008 | History |
| Mary Keitany (29) | KEN | 118 | 2:29:01, New York City, 2010 | History |
| Kirsten Melkevik | NOR | 119 | 2:29:12, Frankfurt, 2007 | History |
| Fiona Docherty | NZL | 120 | 2:32:17, Chicago, 2010 | History |
| Tanith Maxwell | RSA | 121 | 2:32:33, Berlin, 2010 | History |
| Jo Pavey | GBR | 122 | | History |
| Jessica Augusto | POR | 123 | | History |
| Hayley Yelling | GBR | 125 | | History |
| Maria Sig Moller | DEN | 126 | | History |
| Mara Yamauchi (38) | GBR | DNS | 2:23:12, London, 2009 | History |
| Bai Xue (23) | CHN | | 2:23:27, Xiamen, 2008 | History |
| Zhu Xiaolin (27) | CHN | | 2:23:57, Beijing, 2002 | History |
| Yuri Kano (33) | JPN | DNS | 2:24:27, Tokyo, 2008 | History |
| Mizhuho Nasukawa (32) | JPN | | 2:25:38, Tokyo, 2009 | History |
| Yurika Nakamura (25) | JPN | | 2:25:51, Nagoya, 2008 | History |
| Madoka Ogi (28) | JPN | | 2:26:55, Osaka, 2008 | History |
| Lisa Weightman (32) | AUS | | 2:28:48, Nagano, 2010 | History |
| Yukari Sahaku (23) | JPN | | 2:28:55, Tokyo, 2009 | History |
| Azusa Nojiri (24) | JPN | | 2:29:12, Osaka, 2010 | History |
| Yoshiko Fujinaga (30) | JPN | | 2:29:53, Berlin World Championships, 2009 | History |
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